July 8, 2022 Lightning in five! How MacDill operates in ‘The Lightning Capital of the United States’ MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- When you think of Tampa Bay, what’s the first thing that comes to mind? Is it MacDill? The hot and humid weather? Or is it the electrifying thunderstorms that feel like clockwork during the summer months?
Oct. 26, 2018 Hangar turned hockey rink: Tampa Bay Lightning, MacDill service members play hockey Two former Tampa Bay Lightning players, Mathieu Garon and Ruslan Fedotenko, ThunderBug, USAA volunteers, the Tampa Bay Lightning girls and the Lightning Street Team visited MacDill Air Force Base, Florida to give hockey lessons and show their appreciation for Team MacDill service members, Oct. 25,
Aug. 29, 2016 Team MacDill practices lightning safety “There is lightning within in five nautical miles.” Military members working or living on MacDill Air Force Base (AFB), Florida, often hear this automated message through their work computers or the giant voice when a storm occurs.